[peel] Re: More "In concerts"

[Roger Carruthers]

You can get it from RS in everything from an aerosol to a 5 litre tin!
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/?sra=oss&r=t&searchTerm=isopropyl&x=0&y=0
Cheers
Roger

From:  RobF <robfleay@...>
Reply-To:  <peel@yahoogroups.com>
Date:  Thursday, 9 May 2013 09:39
To:  <peel@yahoogroups.com>
Subject:  Re: [peel] Re: More "In concerts"

 
 
 
   

My last batch of L Tapes properly clogged up my tape heads. I tried to buy
Isopropyl Alcohol from the chemist and they said they no longer sold it due
to substance abuse?!

So I ended up buying a tape head cleaner set from Maplins. It has a bottle
of Isopropyl alcohol in it. I just threw the tape cleaner cassette away. I
can't see how they can be very useful. You drop the alcohol on the visible
tape and then press play - within one second the wet piece of tape is no
longer anywhere near the tape head and residual alcohol has evaporated. A
well doused cotton bud is my friend


On 9 May 2013 08:36, MATB <alan_l@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> I would stick with IPA (isopropyl alcohol) and a cotton bud.  A Cleaning
> Cassette - given that you would probably have owned it for 20 years plus, how
> clean do you think the cleaning fibre is going to be!  I've never been a fan
> of these myself.  If you cant find IPA easily, some white wipe board cleaning
> spray would do.
> 
> Ah, the old 'azimuth' suggestion... it had to happen.  Totally agree that it
> can make a huge difference, but in the hands of a novice with a screwdriver,
> probably best left well alone!
> 
> My biggest bugbear with old tapes is that they invariably playback at the
> wrong speed. Yes you can adjust speed and pitch retrospectively with audacity
> or cool edit etc, but there's nothing like having a tape deck with a variable
> speed control which lets you hear the adjustments you are making in real time.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> 
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "rockerq@..." <rockerq@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > These old cassettes often shed a lot of their oxide onto the heads and
>> capstans and wheels - good idea to use isopropyl alcohol and cotton bud to
>> clean the heads - and also if you can get far enough into the machine do the
>> capstan and roller wheels as well - you'll be surprised how much brown gunk
>> comes off. If you can't get to any of the rollers then a head cleaning
>> cassette is the other option - although in my experience they don't clean as
>> well.
>> >
>> > Worth cleaning after every cassette, too.
>> >
>> > The other think that may affect the sound is azimuth error - the angle of
>> the tape against the playback heads needs to be as close as possible to when
>> it was recorded - most cassette decks have a way of adjusting the azimuth
>> angle by tilting the heads slightly - worth googing for info on this -
>> although as Bill said both of these problems would normally make the tapes
>> sound duller not brighter.
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> >
>> > Rocker
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: viynljohn <viynljohn@...>
>> > To: peel <peel@yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 9:27 pm
>> > Subject: [peel] Re: More "In concerts"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Or am I better using cotton buds and isopropl alcohol?
>> >
>> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Have always used AUDACITY with an external tape recorder
>>> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "billfromnorthwales" <billfromnorthwales@>
>>> wrote:
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > oops VinylJohn I meant...
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > What's going on with the tapes? They don't ususally deteriorate that
>>>> way (lots of other ways..)
>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > >Have you tried different capture equipment or do you want one of
>>>>> the group to try and get a better rip?
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "billfromnorthwales"
>>>> <billfromnorthwales@> wrote:
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > David,
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > What's going on with the tapes? They don't ususally deteriorate
>>>>> that way (lots of other ways..)
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > Have you tried different capture equipment or do you want one of
>>>>> the group to try and get a better rip?
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@> wrote:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > David
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > Unfortunately the 1987 tape is a total 'car crash' (very
>>>>>> treb-ly and distorted) so going to try the 1988 tape... wouldn't mind but
>>>>>> I used a decent casette.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, David Quantick <davidquantick@>
wrote:
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > > Please.
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > > On 8 May 2013, at 20:03, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@> wrote:
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > > > > > EEEK.... not looking good for the 1987 one!
>>>>>>>> > > > > > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@>
wrote:
>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > > >
>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > > > Anyone for Erasure 1987/88?
>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > >
>>> > >
>> >
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